Constance McBride, The Lonely Girls, 2013, Another View (with ceramic tile fragments/ceramic decal transfers)
Constance McBride Ceramics, Lonely Girl Room 315, 2013, Paperclay, Underglaze, Pastel, Wire, 14 x 10 x 6 in.
Constance McBride, Lonely Girl Room 122, 2013, Paperclay, Underglaze, Pastel, Wire, 14 x 10 x 6 in.
Constance McBride, Lonely Girl Room 104, 2013, Paperclay, Underglaze, Pastel, Wire, 14 x 10 x 6 in.
Constance McBride, Lonely Girl Room 206, 2013, Paperclay, Underglaze, Pastel, Wire, 14 x 10 x 6 in.
Constance McBride Contemporary Ceramics, Lonely Girl Room 322, 2013, Paperclay, Underglaze, Pastel, Wire, 14 x 10 x 6 in.
Constance McBride, Lonely Girl Detail – Room 322
Constance McBride: The Lonely Girls, 2013
In this series, works depicting physical aging and a gendered issue surrounding dementia are engaged from a female point of view. Questions surrounding social responsibility are visited through an intimate look at a mother’s dilemma. My focus shifted to my mother after a few years of observing and caring for her while she navigated her days living with Alzheimer’s disease. My mother’s countenance emerges in the work through clay figures over a period of time and through multiplicity. By investigating concrete representations and creating situations that the viewer will identify with, I hope to engage the viewer in a deeper way.